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1. JUSTIFICATION WHY NAVLAKHI GROUND? Strategic Position: Between MSU education campus & Old City commercial belt ( Raopura –Mandvi). Central location ensures maximum accessibility for students, cultural groups, traders, and citizens. Connectivity Advantage: Direct frontage on major city arterial road.Close to Vadodara Railway Station (2.5 km).Surrounded by public transport network (autos, buses, pedestrian walk-ins). Urban Void & Opportunity: Currently underutilized open ground.Surrounded by high-density fabric → site has latent demand for public infrastructure. Convention Center Relevance: Lack of dedicated convention/exhibition facility in Vadodara core.Potential to work as spillover + support space for Navlakhi Ground events (Navratri, fairs, exhibitions). Synergy with Neighbors : Kala Bhavan (MSU Arts faculty) → cultural exhibitions, student design expos. Old City markets → trade fairs, handicrafts, local economy boost. Sursagar tourist circuit → attracts visitors, integrates with heritage walk. SUPPLY – DEMAND GAP ANALYSIS WHY CONVENTION CENTRE? Existing facilities are unable to meet the demand   Events being hosted at Vadodara & existing facilities   Cultural & Educational Capital Vadodara is Gujarat’s cultural hub with MS University, Fine Arts, and music/theatre activities. Yet, it lacks a modern multi-purpose venue for conferences, art fairs, festivals, and exhibitions. Gap in Infrastructure Existing venues ( Sayaji Nagar Gruh , college auditoriums, marriage halls) are outdated, small, and have no parking. Big events shift to Ahmedabad (Mahatma Mandir, GMDC), causing Vadodara to lose cultural & economic opportunities. Economic & Tourism Boost Can host national-level trade fairs, exhibitions, events. Enhances city tourism alongside Laxmi Vilas Palace, Sayaji Baug 1. Core Convention Facilities ( Main revenue & attraction component) Main Convention / Multipurpose Hall Capacity: 1200–1500 seats (expandable with partitions). Uses: conferences, cultural shows, exhibitions, weddings, fairs. Pre-Function / Foyer Space Double-height, connects to hall & plaza. Informal mingling, ticketing, kiosks. Breakout / Seminar Halls (3–4 nos.) Capacity: 150–200 each. For workshops, parallel sessions, student events. 2.Urban Plaza Facilities ( Designed for daily public use, not only big events) Open Plaza (hard & soft landscape) Multi-use → urban gathering, flea markets, street art, food courts. Shaded seating, amphitheatre steps. Art & Cultural Exhibition Gallery / Museum Wing Rotating student exhibits, art displays, heritage panels. 3. Public Interface / Retail & F&B Cafeteria / Food Court 150–200 seat capacity. Indoor + spillover terrace café. Retail / Kiosks Small shops (bookstore, souvenirs, crafts). 10–12 units (~20–25 sq.m each). 4. Support / Back-of-House Green Rooms & Dressing Rooms (for performers / speakers). 6–8 rooms Storage / Service Rooms Kitchen & Service Areas Admin & Security Offices 5. Parking & Utilities Basement / Stilt Parking ~200–250 cars + 300–400 two-wheelers (2 basements ideal). Service Bay (truck entry for exhibitions) Loading/unloading docks (~300 sq.m ). Utilities (mechanical, HVAC, toilets, DG set, rainwater harvesting, STP). AREA PROGRAM

2. ERODE , TAMIL NADU Client : Kongu Engineering College Project Cost : INR 52 Crores Area : 2,00,000 sq ft Commencement date : October 2007 Completion date : July 2010 Client : Kongu Engineering College ABOUT The Kongu Covention Centre consists of a Multipurpose hall, one of the largest in India with a seating capacity of 4500 persons. Alternatively it has one indoor basket ball court and four indoor badminton courts which are used as sports hall. The building follows a massive geometric form culminating base and football stadium. It has the facilities for Conference halls , Seminar halls , Training centre , Guest rooms and VIP rooms , offices , HighTech audio Visual facilities for Global conferencing , Cafeteria , Offices etc.

3. The design intent for the shape of the building ensemble and the sculptural roof was the shape and lightness of the chador, a semi-circular cloth worn by Muslim women as a mantle that exposes only the face or parts of it . Zayed University, Abu Dhabi Design Objectives Jointless free-form roof of 8,000 tonnes of steel with aluminium cladding The central campus includes the following buildings on a north-south axis: Convention Center (CON) with 33.000 m2 GFA including huge column free conference rooms and a theatre with 1100 seats, The Administration (AF2) with 16.000 m2 GFA, The campus, faculties (Interdisciplinary Studies, IS), Dining halls (DH) totalling 17.000 GFA and a Library (LIB) with 20.500 m2 GFA accomodating up to 500,000 volumes and four lecture halls. WELL EQUIPPED INTERIORS The roughly 25,000 aluminium panels have typical dimensions of ca. 1500 mm × 1500 mm by 3 mm thickness and are mounted on their own substructure at the upper side ceiling and the soffit. This left a structural height of constantly only 1.50 m. The sculptural roof was conceived to be a jointless , continuously curved shape of aluminum cladding with a constant overall thickness of only 1,75 m.